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First time linux user, how do I install programs?

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Hello,

I just got a ASUS EEE 900A, and put EEEbuntu on it. The computer is used by my mom who only surfs the web and plays solitaire. EEEbuntu doesn't have solitaire on it, on a side note does anyone know any good solitaire game? I tried downloading one that was a tar.bz2 file. I tried "cd" in the directory then xgz then the filename. It seemed to unzip but when I tried clicking the solitaire file, the window would open for a split second then minimize. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks
 
Using ubuntu the easiest and best way to isntall programs is through synaptic package manager.

Goto system administration, synaptic package manager. Then hit the search button. Im surprised yours didnt come with the gnome-games package. Which includes all the basic games. "The package contains the following games:
* aisleriot - different solitaire card games (including freecell)
* blackjack - the casino card game
* glchess - chess game with 3D graphics
* glines - color lines game, aka fiveormore
* gnect - four in a row game
* gnibbles - snake game, up to four players
* gnobots2 - improved old BSD robots game
* gnome-sudoku - Sudoku puzzle
* gnometris - Tetris, the popular Russian game
* gnomine - popular minesweeper puzzle game
* gnotravex - puzzle where you match tile edges together
* gnotski - klotski puzzle game
* gtali - sort of poker with dice and less money
* iagno - the popular Othello game
* mahjongg - classic Eastern tile game
* same-gnome - remove as many balls in as few moves as possible"

Synaptic is very easy to use and keeps programs and games updated.
 
Well in Linux, things typically aren't as simple as point and click.

First off:
tar -xvjf [Filename]

When that is open, you have to figure out what files you have and what they do.

^ That is all for compiling from source code, something that I would advise someone new to the Linux world.

The best way for you to locate programs and install them is actually 1 of 2 ways:

First we need to make sure you have access to all your repositories. So go to you System->Administration -> Software Sources. Make sure the 3rd Party Repository is enabled. Now you have these 2 options:

1. Command Line
- First you will want to open Firefox and in the search, change it to a debian package search. Search for the various packages. When you find the name, open a terminal and type:
'sudo apt-get install [filename]'. After that finishes, you are done. There should be links in your menus for you to click on.

2. Synaptic
- Simply go into System -> Administration and click on Synaptic. When it finishes loading the repositories, just search for what you want and then tell it to install it by selecting it and hitting apply.

Good luck!
-Kevin
 
In Ubuntu click 'Applications -> Add/Remove' then you just browse what programs you want from the list, simple. I am not familiar with EEEbuntu but it should be similar.
 
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